INTEGRATED-CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATION OF A STORAGE-SHELF ROUTER AND A PATH CONTROLLER CARD FOR COMBINED USE IN HIGH-AVAILABILITY MASS-STORAGE-DEVICE SHELVES THAT MAY BE INCORPORATED WITHIN DISK ARRAYS
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    发明申请
    INTEGRATED-CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATION OF A STORAGE-SHELF ROUTER AND A PATH CONTROLLER CARD FOR COMBINED USE IN HIGH-AVAILABILITY MASS-STORAGE-DEVICE SHELVES THAT MAY BE INCORPORATED WITHIN DISK ARRAYS 审中-公开
    集成电路实现存储单元路由器和路由控制卡,用于在可用于存储区域的高可用性存储设备中组合使用的存储卡

    公开(公告)号:WO2006065281A3

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-12

    申请号:PCT/US2005022731

    申请日:2005-06-23

    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an integrated circuit implementing a storage-shelf router (1102), used in combination with path controller cards (1110) and optionally with other storage-shelf routers (1104), to interconnect SA' disks (1108) within a storage shelf (1100) or disk array to a high-bandwidth communications medium, such as an FC arbitrated loop (1008). When two, four, six, or eight or more storage-shelf routers are used within a storage shelf, and tl interconnections between the storage-shelf routers, disk drives, and external communications media are properly designed and configured, the resulting storage shelf constitutes a discrete, highly-available component that may be included in a disk array or in other types of electronic devices. The storage-shelf router features a disk-drive adaptation layer (3604) that allows a storage-shelf router to interface to, and manage, any of many different types of disk drives (3608-3611). The disk-drive adaptation layer includes a disk-profile table (3902) and associated firmware logic.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个实施例是实现与路径控制卡(1110)和可选地与其他存储架子路由器(1104)组合使用的存储架子路由器(1102)的集成电路,以将SA'盘(1108) 在存储架(1100)或磁盘阵列内的高带宽通信介质(例如FC仲裁循环(1008))中。 当在存储架内使用两个,四个,六个或八个或更多存储架空路由器时,存储架路由器,磁盘驱动器和外部通信介质之间的t1互连被适当地设计和配置,所得到的存储架构成 可以包括在磁盘阵列或其他类型的电子设备中的离散的,高度可用的组件。 存储架式路由器具有磁盘驱动器适配层(3604),允许存储架子路由器接口并管理许多不同类型的磁盘驱动器(3608-3611)。 磁盘驱动器适配层包括磁盘配置表(3902)和相关联的固件逻辑。

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